The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-29

away for q rainy day, that he received a
his share of the profits arising from
stalking" a gambler. The gambler arrivet
in Macon from New York dead broke. HI
borrowed several hundred dollars from thu
young man and entered game OF poker
His luck ran WELL and he won largely. The
next morning he returned the money he
borrowed. The young man then suggested
to the gambler that he take the money ant
play it for him, and divide profits If h6
won. The gambler agreed, and as result
of the bargain, the young man received
81, 100 net as his share of the winnings. The
police got pretty hot on the trail of the
gambler, and he left for pastures new.
| Bob Coalson, q colored man living on
| Mitchell Jones plantation, about four miles
| from Valdosta, had his house burned Satur-
| day night, Aug. Is, and little child, about
| or 10 years old, persisted in the flames.
| Bob and the balance of his family had gone
| off to festival, and they left the child
asleep in the house. Only a part of the
skull OF the child remained unburned. Bot
| suspected former wife of burning the
house, and he had her arrested, but as nc
evidence could be brought against her she
was released Bob has had bad luck with
his children. About four years ago he bad
| a small child to fall into the fire around a
wash pot and burn to death. One year
later he had his house burned and twin in
fants persisted in the confiagration. About
two years ago another infant was Smothered
to death in bed with its parents.
At Townsville Wednesday night fire de-
stroyed the large warehouse of John l..
Finn and his adjoining stables. The ware
house contained twelve buggies and car
riages, and some six or seven wagons be-
longing to II. G. Pickett. Mr., Finn had
quite quantity OF grain stored in the
house. Everything was lost save one buggy
belonging to Mr.. Finn. Beauregard Clewis
succeeded in getting out Mr. Firms
fine horse, which was in the sta
BILE. The door being on fire Mr..
Clewis cut away the side of the stable and
thus rescued the valuable horse, Mr.. Pick
ett's loss will probably amount to 81. 200. He
was insured as follows: $500 in Imperial
and Northern, S. j. Cassels, agent; $500 in
American Fire, Philadelphia, and $500 in
the German American, New York, c. II. Will
liams, agent. Mr.. Finn had $500 on ware
house in Imperial and Northern, S. J. Cas-
sells, agent, and $3.50 in the German Amer
lean, New York, c. H. Williams agent, on
horse, buggy, carriage and harness. The fine
carriage and several sets of harness were
lost. One or two sets of harness were saved.
Sheriff Moore, of Emanuel county, had a
warrant for negro by the name of Shelly,
who had tried to murder one of his own
color with an ak in this county. Shelly
left the county, with the Sheriff in hot pur-
suit. He followed him to Sandersville and
learned that he had gone on into the upper
part of Washington county, and he set out
to find him. On Monday the Sheriff went
to big meeting and after waiting till
about II o'clock Shelly made disappearance,
and the Sheriff walking up to him de-
manded his surrender, when the negro
broke and ran, with the Sheriff af-
ter HIM, and shooting at him. The negro
got away in bay. The firing alarmed the
negroes in the church, and they came out
in crowds and asked the Sheriff to surren-
der, and made violent threats against him,
but the Sheriff presented his pistol and told
them that he never surrendered. After a
while he got away from the place a large
crowd of them followed him with sticks
and clubs, and overlook him, and told him
they had come to take him prisoner any
way. The Sheriff presented his pistol, and
informed the leaders that if any of them
advanced another step, there would be a
coroner's inquest to hold, and they wisely
retreated.
Macon Epening Nelcs. An interesting
business arbitration in this city has Just been
concluded. A well-known firm of brokers
which we shall designate as No. / bought the
business of another broker, No 2, which in
cluded all his Northern and Western con-
L
forth these facts, and mailed it to the differ
ent business firms with whom No. 2 had
dealings. Incidentally, No. 2, who had sold
out, mentioned the fact to a firm of brokers
which shall be known as No. 3. No 2 had q
particular house among his connections that
No. 3 desired very much to obtain, and inn
mediately telegraphed West to the house,
stating that No. 2 had gone out of
business and that they, No. 3,
wonld be pleased to represent them,
and If agreeable, TO wire them quotations
on a certain carload of goods. The West
ern house accepted No. 3 as their Macon
representatives, wired the desired quota
tons and No. 8 sold the carload immedi-
ately. In due time the circular of No. l
reached the Western house by mail but,
after the telegram of No 8 was received
and the Macon connection with them estab-
'lished. They so telegraphed No. /. When
No. l received the telegram they became
quite angry and a member of the firm went
TO No. 2, and saw one of its members, and
characterized their action as unfair and UNI
just, and INDUCED in considerable war talk
so | am informed, and stated that he de
manded satisfaction, etc. The member of
No. 3, while not wishing a difficulty, plainly
showed that he had the courage and will to
maintain his rights as he conceived them
Finally, it was agreed that the matter
be left to arbitration, and we'll known mer-
chants were selected as arbiters, who de
cided, understand, that No. had a legal
right to apply for the western connection
though taking somewhat of an advantage
when knowing that No. / had purchased
the business of No. 2. All of the parties to
the foregoing are well-known gentlemen
of the CITY and popular aud successful bro.